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UK Solar Feed in Tariff Review Likely To Be Brought Forward

Admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:11:12 +0000

Why the UK solar feed in tariff is about to be reduced and how to profit before it does.

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A UK Solar Revolution

Admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:36:54 +0000

A UK campaign has been launched to urge the UK government to rethink and enhance its solar energy strategy

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Rainforest protection drives 34% growth in voluntary carbon market

Admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:44:14 +0000

Global voluntary carbon markets increase by 34% in 2010, driven by improved rainforest protection (REDD) methodologies enabling a doubling of credits within Latin America

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Solar to reach fossil fuel parity in five years

Admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:49:08 +0000

Breakthroughs in solar technology are likely to drive the cost of solar energy below that produced from fossil fuels and nuclear reactors within five years

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Brazil deforestation increases 473%

Admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 07:35:51 +0000

Brazil's National Space Research Agency's rapid deforestation detection system recorded 593 square kilometers of forest was cleared during March and April 2011, an area of rainforest 10 times the size of Manhattan and a 473% increase over 2010 figures

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Solar Bond: Power Plant Site Visit amidst the Solar Rush

Admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:46:29 +0000

At the end of April the Willow Rivers team met with our Solar Bond development partners in Sofia, Bulgaria. The purpose of the trip was to visit the Solar Bond site, as well as a number of other plants connected or under development in the region. The visit was a resounding success and really emphasised the unique opportunity that exists in Bulgaria at the moment. With parties from all over the world trying to secure their share of the 'solar gold rush' resulting from the overly generous feed in tariff, there was a genuine buzz in the air, the nature of which I had not seen since visiting Brazil.

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Timber Investment v Other Assets

Admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:47:57 +0000

Timberland investment has traditionally been the preserve of the private, non-industrial landowner, accounting for a staggering $150 billion globally. However over the last 20 years, institutional investors have discovered this ‘perfect’ asset and now own around $35 billion worth of timberland globally, in a combination of over 100 private pension, foundation, and endowment funds. Of that around $25 billion is invested in the United States, which represents both the world’s largest producer and user of timber.

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Spain’s Real Energy Problem

Admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:49:37 +0000

Don´t confuse Spain's PV market problems with the other markets. The real problem has been the government debt and specifically the energy deficit.

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Italy installs 2GW of solar PV in 2010

Admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:11:06 +0000

Official reports in last week confirmed that Italy installed nearly 2GW (1,850MW) of photovoltaic power plants during 2010 alone.

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U.S PV to double in 2011

Admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:29:12 +0000

According to IDC Energy Insights the U.S total photovoltaic market growth is expected to double in 2011. With roughly 1GW of installations in 2010, as the PV market cost continues to drop this figure is expected to double to around 2GW in 2011. IDC Energy Insights have recently released a study that focuses on [...]

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